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Linear Formula:
(C6H10O5)n
CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
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biological source
potato
Quality Level
form
powder
color
white
useful pH range
5.0-7.5 (2% in water)
storage temp.
room temp
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General description
Starch is a carbohydrate reserve in plants and a major source of energy for humans. In plants, starch is found in chloroplasts of leaf and in the amyloplasts of tuber and seeds. Structurally, starch consists of two major polysaccharides, namely amylose and amylopectin. Both consists of chains of -(1,4)-linked D-glucose residues interconnected through -(1,6)-glycosidic linkages. Potato starch is superior to others, functionally, because of its low lipid level. Nutritional composition of starch comprises of rapidly digestible starch, slowly digestible starch, and resistant starch (RS). Amylases are the starch degrading enzymes. Starch digestibility affects the blood glucose levels and is controlled by factors like carbohydrate contents of foods, nutritional composition of starch and cooking foods. Inhibition of pancreatic amylase is of therapeutic importance for delaying starch digestion, to prevent postprandial hyperglycemia. Food industries use starch as thickening agent.
Application
Starch from potato has been used as a substrate for α-amylase inhibition assay, by use of raw and cooked food samples and aerial parts of Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn, as a substrate to determine SusG activity, in animal gut microbiota activity using DNSA assay.
Other Notes
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Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
nwg
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Starch: as simple as A, B, C?
Wang TL, et al.
Journal of Experimental Botany, 49(320), 481-502 (1998)
Comparative Analysis of Nutritional and Bioactive Properties of Aerial Parts of Snake Gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn.)
Liyanage R, et al.
International journal of food science, 2016 (2016)
Extraction and Optimization of Potato Starch and Its Application as a Stabilizer in Yogurt Manufacturing
Altemimin AB
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 7(2), 14-14 (2018)
Amylases: Characteristics and industrial applications
Saini R, et al.
Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6(4), 1865-1871 (2017)
Understanding starch structure: Recent progress
Bertoft E
Agronomy, 7(3), 56-56 (2017)
Protocols
Enzymatic Assay of Pectinase
This procedure may be used for the determination of Amyloglucosidase activity using starch as the substrate.
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